After an uneventful drive the trio found the hotel that the Buy More booked for them. The three were given rooms side by side and Morgan had the left one, Chuck the centre and Casey took the right one. Chuck opened his room , dropped his kit on the floor , kicked off his shoes and then dived onto the bed. He was quickly asleep.

It was a short walk to the Buy More from the motel. Morgan decide to do some recon first, he wandered into the store to get the feel of the place. He certainly wasn't surprised when none of the floor staff approached him to offer customer service. He purposely acted as a disinterested shopper in the hope no one would pay him any attention while he obversed want was happening on the showroom floor. He spent some time making mental notes of the changes that he would make and Casey to enforce.

Casey having some free time decided he would take the opportunity to visiting some old contacts. San Diego is a naval town and Casey knew more than a few retirees', especially retirees that have bars. It wasn't long before he was relaxing with a tumbler of spirits and enjoying the companionship of former comrades.

It was a long sleepless night for the blonde spy, she didn't get much rest and she knew her game was off because she missed when she tried to skewer her alarm with a throwing knife. She was late for work, it was mid morning when she opened the Orange Orange for business.

No sooner than she had completed the start up processes for the day then she had a steady stream of customers, it was the last thing she needed today, was to be stuck in the yoghurt shop when she had important matters of state to fulfil. It was frustrating to say the least; it wasn't until later on it got quiet enough to slip downstairs into Castle.

Inside Castle, Shaw was busy as usual doing intel on the Ring. He was going over all the new data that came in overnight. He gave a quick glance at Walker when she approached his work station then he returned to what he was doing. After a minute Shaw asked if everything was okay.

"Are you ok?"

Finally she turned around and spoke to Shaw.

"Fine" Sarah's reply was anything but convincing.

"That doesn't sound very convincing."

"I'm just worried about Chuck. I need to talk to him."

"I haven't seen him." Shaw had paused from his research to answer

Sarah moved over to a computer terminal and started to search for Chuck. . She then tapped into the Buy More security feed and scanned the store, after flicking through all the cameras she failed to locate him. She also scanned the store for Casey but he wasn't visible either.

"Daniel, I can't seem to locate Chuck."

"It is possible that Chuck had gone to ground for a few days after abandoning his mission. I don't think he will want to show his face around here for a while. He obvious is not a spy so he should stop pretending to be one. Don't worry, he will turn up."

"He can't just turn up, Daniel, he is still the intersect, and my brief is to protect him. I can't just wait around until he casually walks through the door."

Unsure how to respond to Walker's outburst Shaw returned to his studies. Sarah continued her search for Chuck. She tried his GPS tracker and got a result that she was not expecting. The GPS signal was locating at the railway station. She then tried to tap into the security feed but the vision was not clear, what was Chuck doing at the station? A quick panic overcame her; Chuck was going to run, using the train system as his method of transport.

After pacing back and forth to steady her nerves and find her inner calm, Sarah grabbed her car keys. "I'm going to the railway station, to recover my asset." With that comment she was gone. She needed some fresh air and sunshine. She hoped that whatever train Chuck was choosing was still waiting to depart. Going to the station meant that she was away from Shaw, alone to gather her thoughts,

Using the app on her phone she got a fix of where the signal was originating from. After 12 hours the litter bin hadn't been emptied. She realised that Chuck had gotten rid of the watch. She reached down into the litter bin and recovered the watch, it wasn't much but at least it was Chuck's.

As she looked at the watch she noticed that she was feeling disappointed in what she found, a watch was not Chuck. For reasons she could not explain she felt as if a heavy weight was pushing down on her chest.

After spending several more hours alternating between Castle and the yoghurt store's counter , Sarah's conscience was getting the better of her. She had hoped with all the customers she had today that Chuck would have visited the Orange Orange but he didn't. Another video check of Chuck's place showed no activity.

Morgan had returned to his room and with a notebook wrote the ideas he had down on paper. He sat there for a while surfing through the channels on the TV before waking Chuck so they could get something to eat for the night.

Chuck answered his door looking worst for wear, he really had a bad case of bed hair, the funny animal shapes had turned into a stampede. Morgan took one look and he wasn't amused.

"Chuck, buddy, go and have a shower and freshen up. We'll go out and get some dinner. We got to get you body clock back from being out of whack."

Chuck just looked at him and then turned, grabbed his bag and headed into the bathroom and shower. Morgan took the opportunity to study the local map and thought that a pleasant night walk down by the waterfront was in order.

Once Chuck emerged from the bathroom in a clean shirt and had his hair combed, Morgan could see that his buddy was a functioning human being again. Chuck made a quick call to Ellie saying the boys were out of town for a fortnight on at the company's expense and how they were going to run the local Buy More. He deliberately didn't tell her where. He then rang Casey to see if he wanted to meet for an evening meal but he declined, it sounded like Casey was on bender with a group of his buddies.

After checking their vouchers, the duo decided on diner down by the waterfront. They walked to the Seaport Village and got a table that overlooked the harbour and they had the late afternoon sun shining on them. A couple of cold beers and the setting was perfect.

She decided she needed to clear the air between Chuck and herself, so Sarah visited Casa Bartowski after Chuck's knock off time only to find no one was there. After knocking on the door and getting no answer she then notice the Morgan door was a jar. Taking the opportunity, she entered via Chuck's bedroom window. It apartment was eerily still. Sarah roamed around the apartment but there is no sign of life. He spy sensors where screaming that something was not right. She quickly checked both bedrooms, she instantly knew that personal items were missing from Chuck's room and wardrobe. Her check of Morgan's room, she noticed some items missing off his dresser because of the dust free spots where things used to sit. Chuck and Morgan must have gone somewhere in a hurry. Did Chuck run? Did they both take off? Morgan and Chuck together could be easy or but then they could be hard to find because they could bounce ideas off each other and avoid mistakes.

She noticed on the sofa something the men had missed in their haste. A blue bubble-wrap envelope was unopened. This was odd she thought. Why would Chuck have a mission when he refused the red test? She picked it up and then she went over to Casey's apartment but he wasn't home either. She looked at the Woodcomb's windows and noticed no lights were on, they must be both working. Not knowing what to do next she decided to return to the Castle with the mission envelope.

The Castle felt eerily quiet, no one was there, Shaw must have gone topside to get some fresh air. The only noise was the sound of her footsteps.

On a hunch she check the GPS on Casey's Crown Vic, his car was in San Diego parked outside a bar. Casey was a civilian now so his time was his own and she had no business to check up on him. She wondered if Chuck and Morgan were with him but there was no evidence to suggest it be true. She shook her head as she rejected that idea, Casey was not one who would spend his free time with Chuck and certainly not with Morgan.

As the sun was lowering in the western sky Morgan and Chuck had chilled out with a couple of beers and were content to let the evening absorbed them.

"You know Chuck we should do this more often. Getting away from LA for awhile, take in some new surroundings and letting others cook us fine cuisine. Cheers!"

A clink of the beer bottles as Chuck returned the toast. They each took a swig of beer as the waitress approached them with the menu. Chuck stomach was rumbling, it had been yesterday afternoon when he last ate anything. Basically everything on the menu looked good

The waitress return and the men gave her their order, they had decided that the Greek fair was the best for the tables in the late afternoon sun. Seafood and beer and late sunsets make a great meal. Chuck was a little surprised how easy the beer went down, he had to look to get the waitress attention for another round. Morgan in the meantime had started checking his phone for messages.

Chuck checked his phone for the first time today, for the second time today he had it turned on so his GPS position would be traceable. He checked all his missed calls, he notice that Sarah was ringing consistently since mid morning. He stared for a minute before turning his phone off again and resumed eating his dinner. As he ate he stewed over whether to ring Sarah. Morgan kept the beers coming and Chuck was starting to feel no pain.

He hasn't sure if it was the beer or the encouragement from his friend but Chuck suddenly got the urge to return Sarah's calls.

Back in LA , Shaw offered to take Sarah out to dinner, but she considered on turning him down, she wasn't hungry and she thought that food could have an adverse effect on her at that moment in time. Shaw wasn't going to take no for an answer so he badgered her until she reluctantly agreed. Shaw then made reservations for a Thai restaurant in Santa Monica.

Sarah was surprised by how much food a man the size of Daniel Shaw could eat, it appeared that Daniel was going to eat his way through the menu. Appetisers, entrees and main followed by dessert and copious volume of wine, Sarah on the other hand went for only a bowl of noodles and vegetables. Their meals were eaten in relative silence; some spies aren't good at chit chat in public places.

Shaw pulled out his black Amex card and paid for the meal, the tip was generous and then the spies got up and exited the restaurant. Daniel suggested an evening walk along the beach as the evening was balmy. They made their way to the pier and then turned north and followed the walking path along the beach. As the spies approached Chucks spot as Sarah would call it when her phone rang. Daniel felt a little annoyed by the intrusion, he was certainly hoping on getting a bit tonight. Sarah looked at the caller Id and stepped away from Daniel to answer the call.

"Chuck; where the hell are you?" Sarah had let her emotion come forth.

"I've been seconded, I'm on assignment." Was a flippant reply

"Have they given you another mission?"

"Ha! I have more than one employer." He seemed to be slurring his words

"Chuck, are you drunk?" She said in an angry voice.

"Probably not drunk enough!" came the reply

Sarah could hear a loud burp and some laughter from a third party from the other end of the line. He must be with Morgan, Morgan brings out the silly Chuck in him

"Chuck is Morgan with you?"

"Hey buddy, she wants to talk to you!

"Hi ya Sarah, me and your boy are chilling out, in fact I think he's feeling no pain at the moment."

Sarah heard a roar of laughter on the phone. It seemed that Chuck had fallen out of his chair and Morgan thought it was hysterical. Then she heard another comment.

"Come on it's time to get you home."

Wherever they were, they were drunk and in public but without a care in the world. The phone call ended when the sound of a phone going into a pocket of one of the buddies'. Sarah still didn't know where they are.

The phone call had ended and Daniel and Sarah resumed walking along the path by the beach

"So, your place or mine" Daniel asked.

"Not tonight Daniel, I've got a headache."

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